Firstwatch: A dedication, a campaign and a contract

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, former Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan and Wisconsin Chief Justice Abrahamson will be at Marquette University this afternoon for the dedication of Ray and Kay Eckstein Hall, the university's new $85 million law school building. There also will be tours of the four-story building.

Our company today and for months will have to pardon the orange barrels. We've learned that a column on one of the ramps of the new Marquette Interchange will take months to repair.

The United Way of Washington County is also having a ribbon cutting of sorts. The group is kicking off its fundraising campaign this evening at the Washington County Fair Park

Despite the recession, Washington County's United Way surpassed its $1,075,000 campaign goal last year, so obviously, the chair would love a repeat performance.

Harley-Davidson employees probably wish someone would visit with a big check. Union manufacturing workers are weighing a contract that freezes their pay for years, cuts some jobs and allows the company to hire “casual” workers at about half price.

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